Padel Americano#

Use this skill when the user asks to create, run, score, update, or export a Padel Americano event.

Tool#

Use the bundled CLI:

bash

SKILL_DIR=/path/to/padel-americano
python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" --help

The CLI stores each tournament as JSON and can export PDF via headless Chrome/Chromium when available. It uses a fair-shuffled Americano rotation that avoids repeated partners/opponents where possible; it is not a strict printed rotation-chart template. Player names are passed as a comma-separated --players string; do not pass a local file path as player input.

Core Workflow#

1. Ask the user for total points per game before creating a tournament or session. Recommend common short-game values such as 5 or 21 points when they are unsure.
2. For fixed events, create a tournament with player names, number of courts, rounds, and the chosen points per game.
3. For casual/open-ended events, create a session without a fixed round count and generate one round at a time.
4. Share the generated schedule with the user or export it.
5. Record scores as games finish.
6. Check the standard Americano leaderboard by total points, or alternative leaderboards by wins, points percentage, or wins percentage.
7. If a player needs to switch mid-session, replace that player from a specified round onward, then regenerate only unplayed future rounds.
8. Treat mid-session joins, leaves, pauses, and removals as operational extensions for real events, not core Americano rules.
9. If a new player joins mid-session, add that player from a specified round onward; do not force them to catch up to everyone else's total game count.
10. If a player leaves without a replacement, remove that player from a specified round onward, then regenerate only unplayed future rounds.
11. Export schedule, scores, and leaderboard to PDF when requested.

Common Commands#

Create a new Americano:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" new \
  --name "Padel Americano" \
  --players "Alex,Blake,Casey,Drew,Elliot,Finley,Gray,Hayden" \
  --courts 2 \
  --rounds 6 \
  --points 24 \
  --out ./padel/americano.json

Create an open-ended Americano session:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" new-session \
  --name "Padel Americano" \
  --players "Alex,Blake,Casey,Drew,Elliot,Finley,Gray,Hayden" \
  --courts 2 \
  --points 24 \
  --out ./padel/americano.json

Generate the next open-ended round:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" next-round \
  ./padel/americano.json

Show schedule:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" schedule \
  ./padel/americano.json

Record a score:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" score \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --round 1 --court 1 --score 14-10

The two team scores must add up to the configured points_per_game. For example, a 21-point game accepts 12-9, 21-0, or 10-11, but rejects 12-8 and asks for the game score to be entered again.

Leaderboard:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" leaderboard \
  ./padel/americano.json

The default leaderboard is points, matching standard Americano: total individual points, point difference, wins, points percentage, fewer games, then name.

Leaderboard variants:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" leaderboard \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --sort points

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" leaderboard \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --sort wins

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" leaderboard \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --sort points-pct

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" leaderboard \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --sort wins-pct

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" leaderboard \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --sort official

Switch a player from a round onward:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" switch \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --out-player "Alex" --in-player "Jordan" --from-round 4

Add a new player from a future round:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" add-player \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --player "Jordan" --from-round 5

Remove a player from a future round:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" remove-player \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --player "Alex" --from-round 4

Operational extension for open-ended player flow:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" join-player \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --player "Jordan"

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" leave-player \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --player "Alex"

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" pause-player \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --player "Blake"

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" resume-player \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --player "Blake"

Export PDF:

bash

python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/padel_americano.py" export-pdf \
  ./padel/americano.json \
  --out ./padel/padel-americano.pdf

Notes#

• Americano scoring is individual: each player receives the points won by their team in each game.
• Each completed game must total exactly points_per_game across both teams. Draws are allowed when the two scores add up to the configured points per game.
• If a submitted score does not total the points-per-game value chosen at session creation, ask the user to enter the game score again.
• The standard Americano leaderboard is points: total individual points, point difference, wins, points percentage, fewer games, then name.
• Alternative leaderboard ranking supports official, wins, points-pct, and wins-pct.
• Official/wins-based leaderboard tie-breakers: wins, win percentage, total points, point difference, fewer games, then name. Use this only when the organizer explicitly wants wins prioritized over total points.
• Points percentage is points_for / (games * points_per_game). Wins percentage is wins / games.
• Leaderboard columns put the primary ranking statistic immediately after the player name: Pts for points, Wins for official/wins, Pts% for points-pct, and Win% for wins-pct.
• Tied players share competition ranks, for example 1, 2, 2, 4.
• Points leaderboard tie-breakers: points, point difference, wins, points percentage, fewer games, then name.
• Wins leaderboard tie-breakers: wins, wins percentage, points, point difference, fewer games, then name.
• Percentage leaderboard tie-breakers prioritize the requested percentage, then stronger raw results and more completed games before name.
• Completed games are never regenerated during a switch. Only future unscored rounds are adjusted.
• Mid-session join, leave, pause, resume, add, and remove commands are operational extensions for real event management. They are not part of the core Americano format.
• Removing a player is allowed only from a round that has no completed scores onward. Earlier scored rounds remain in the leaderboard.
• Open-ended sessions generate one round at a time using the latest active roster. Joining, leaving, pausing, and resuming affect the next generated round, not already generated rounds.
• In open-ended sessions, next-round normally requires the current round to be fully scored. Use --force only when intentionally running multiple unscored rounds in parallel.
• If player count exceeds court capacity or is not divisible by 4, the CLI warns about byes or idle courts. Byes roll by roster order from the first generated/regenerated round.
• A new mid-session player enters the rolling bye order normally; they are not forced to play every future round to match older players' game count.